Algae scrubber Lights

[Carz]

I am looking to mill out some parts for a algae scrubber. Anybody know where i can get the lights. Not sure what kind they are. looking to do something like this:

 

[jd371]

I think this is what you're looking for.

 

[Carz]

too small

 

[AZMSGT]

Lots of options
Google search “waterproof led flood grow lights”
Example of what I found.

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[leepink23]

Amazon product ASIN B07VNM14M3I used something similar to this.

 

[Reef-junky]

I wouldn’t make the emergency drain small like that and I would put the drain on the bottom. You can also just balance the spray bar on top rather then have that side support.

 

[FishProf]

got a question: What's the required wattage lighting? I found a "450w" [really, 150w] 3-stack grow light LED on Amazon. That thing is bright and gives quite a bit of heat. I got two, one for each side of my planned algae scrubber. -> is this too much??

 

[Carz]

I used two of these lights.
Amazon product ASIN B01LX1EO3W
and I started my algae scrubber on 11/24. I just changed the lights to run on a 12 hour cycle and this is what I had as of yesterday.

 

[FishProf]

Thanks. So, yours = 12w times 2.
What I have is 150w times two. Is what I have too much?? [btw, mine are $58 each, so the price difference isn't that huge; these are the lights: [they are now even cheaper, at $50]
Amazon product ASIN B07HGS724F

 

[Reef-junky]

You want 1W LEDs any higher then 3W will burn the algae.

 

[FishProf]

Any recommendations?
Thanks!

 

[Reef-junky]

Water resistant indoor/ outdoor grow light LEDs Amazon has them. I don’t think they make the ones I have anymore.

 

[OREGONIC]

This is what I use on my DIY scrubber on one side. The other side is lit with a led daylight spectrum flood light. Both sides of my screen grow algae equally fast and dense, but the color of the algae is a little different.

acke led grow light - Google Shopping

www.google.com

 

[NowGlazeIT]

What size screen can these little lights cover if the screen is 3-5 inches away from the light

 

[OREGONIC]

What size screen can these little lights cover if the screen is 3-5 inches away from the light

sounds about right

 

[NowGlazeIT]

So I plan to turn my ten gallon into a algae scrubber but I’m stuck on which lights to get. The smaller ones you guys recommended but I’m not sure they are big enough for a 8x10” screen. Any suggestions would be generous. I’m about to pull the trigger on one of these sets of lights

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I used two of these lights.
Amazon product ASIN B01LX1EO3W
and I started my algae scrubber on 11/24. I just changed the lights to run on a 12 hour cycle and this is what I had as of yesterday.

What size screen did you go with?

 

[Carz]

I used the mesh which has the 1/8 holes